Dickens-inspired films hit Dryden Theatre this month

10:59 AM,
Dec. 10, 2012

'Great Expectations' will be screened at the Dryden Theatre.

Written by

Jack Garner

No author has even been more associated with Christmas than Charles Dickens. For many, the holiday isn't complete without a trip to A Christmas Carol at Geva Theatre, or a viewing of the great 1951 Alistair Sim film.

And no author has fueled more great films than Dickens, in part because of his great characters, the powerful emotions he generates, and the episodic way his narratives unfold. (Remember, much of his work was published in serial chapters.) More than 300 films have been adapted from Dickens' work.

To that end, the Eastman House Dryden Theatre is showing Dickens-inspired films over ...